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Cold. Case Closed.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: September 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Rubbish. Honestly is.

My wife completed the whole game in just over hour and half. And she's not a professional in the area of game play or work life.

It's all a matter of clicking on a few buttons. Then click on the "Arrest Buttton". Case closed with life imprisonment.

There are no puzzle solving elements. No brain work. Nothing but boredom.

The programmers should be imprisoned for their efforts.

Case closed.

Horrible Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game thinking it would be along the lines of the CSI or Law and Order series. What a mistake. There is no guesswork or thinking involved in this game. All you do is click on something at the appropriate time (the game basically tells you what you can and can't do) and once you've clicked everything you make an arrest. Horrible game. Waste of the whole hour it took me to finish it.

Complete waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because the back stated that there were 35 different possible outcomes to the 6 cases. I thought "well, the cases must be pretty in-depth to allow for that!" WRONG! The entire game too me all of 2 hours to complete, and that was including a dinner break. At the end, you are told to go to the A&E Cold Case Files web site to download a special bonus case. Good luck finding that, I certainly never did.

There is no support for this game anywhere. It's like Activision completely forgot they even made it. I was so excited to get this and get home to play it, and ended up being incredibly heartbroken. The other reviewers are correct in that there is no thinking required, just click on the right thing at the right time. Avoid, you're better off with just about anything else.

Good TV show. Stupid, stupid game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Don't waste your time with this one. I thought with the Cold Case Files TV show as inspiration, this could be interesting and fun. Wrong! The whole game takes less than 2 hours and every step forward in the plot is obvious. Even when this game goes on sale for 9.99 (which should be very soon with this stinker), I wouldn't recommend it any price.

Good grief!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 14 / 17
Date: October 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

What a terrific disappointment this game was. I mean, I wasn't expecting a whole heck of a lot, but it didn't even come up to *that* level. "Cheapjack rip-off attempt to cash in on CSI's fame" doesn't begin to cover it, but it's a start.

If you like the show, watch it; then go play the two CSI games. I guarantee you a better time.

Cold Case Files Worst Game Ever Dont Bother

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok I bought this game because i thought it was going to be similar to csi or law and order. This game doesnt even come close. I read the other reviews on here about how bad the game was. I wish i had listened. The game states there are 35 possible outcomes but i didnt see it. I finished the first case in 5 minutes and then i replayed it thinking there would be a different outcome because the game states 35 possibilities but the outcome was the same. I finished the whole game in less than an hour. there isnt really much playing to do and thinking involved at all. you barely collect evidence or work in the lab. this game was really a waste of time and money. All six cases dont add up to 1 case of CSI.

Its a shame you can't give something NEGATIVE stars...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was really excited when I brought this game home. I love the Law and Order and CSI games, and I assumed this would be the same type of game. Oh how I wish I'd read the reviews on this site first. This game is nothing more than a poorly put together advertisement for the show Cold Case Files. The only gameplay involved is clicking on something when it pops up on the screen. A trained chimp could sucessfully finish this game in under an hour, I'm sure. If you are considering buying this game, I strongly suggest you check out the Law and Order or CSI games first. They are far superior to this peice of garbage.

DONT WASTE YOUR $$$$$

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Listen to the others when they say this game is bad... I wish i would have seen them first. This game is so rudimentary- it basically points you in the direction of the clues and outcomes- there is no searching and finding like an adventure game, you canot walk around and look at things- you can only point and click. This was a total waste of my $$$ and I plan on returning this item!

WORST GAME EVER

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is the biggest waste of money ever, Activision should pay you to play it. If you are looking for this type of game I highly recommend any of the CSI series games. The CSI series is excellent and each CSI case takes longer to solve than the entire Cold Case game.

Cold Case Files

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game wouldn't even install on my xp, I coudn't even play the game. I bought it used so it didn't cost as much but still it was a waste of money. Luckily the person is refunding my money and I can buy something else!!!

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